A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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28 Oct 2021
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill amends: 12 Acts to make amendments consequential on the new financial accountability regime;
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998
and Banking Act 1959
to make amendments consequential on the end of the banking executive accountability regime; and the Corporations Act 2001
, Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001
and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
to establish the financial services compensation scheme of last resort to provide compensation to eligible consumers where the Australian Financial Complaints Authority has made a determination in their favour that remains unpaid.
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28 Oct 2021
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill provides for the collection and administration of the levy imposed by the
Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Act 2021
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28 Oct 2021
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Introduced with the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2021, Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response No. 3) Bill 2021 and Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2021, the bill imposes a levy on certain industry entities to recover the cost of the compensation scheme of last resort.
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31 Aug 2021
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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HANSON-YOUNG, Sen Sarah
- Summary
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Amends the:
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to: establish the Commonwealth Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to exercise the routine administrative regulatory functions currently undertaken by the Commonwealth in relation to the Act and other Commonwealth legislation relating to the environment and undertake certain functions relating to communities; establish an Office of Monitoring, Compliance, Enforcement and Assurance within the EPA; and establish the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Environment and Energy; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
and Water Act 2007
to make consequential amendments.
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05 Aug 2021
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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KENEALLY, Sen Kristina
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to ensure that parents of stillborn babies can access the same employer-paid paid parental leave that they would be entitled to regardless of whether the pregnancy ended in a stillbirth or a live birth.
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24 Mar 2021
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Attorney-General
- Summary
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Amends: the
Family Law Act 1975
to: establish new federal family violence orders which, if breached, can be criminally enforced; and broaden the protections for Registrars of a Family Court of a State in conducting conferences; six Acts to make consequential amendments; and the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
to broaden the protections for the Chief Executive Officer, Senior Registrars and Registrars in the Federal Circuit and Family Court in conducting conferences.
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- Date
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09 Dec 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MCALLISTER, Sen Jenny
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to: provide for ten days paid domestic and family violence leave in a 12-month period; provide for employees to access paid domestic and family violence leave at their base pay rate for usual hours of work in the period the leave was taken; enable an employee and employer to agree additional paid or unpaid leave can be taken in addition to the 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave; clarify and expand the reasons for which a person can take paid domestic and family violence leave; and strengthen the privacy obligations placed on employers in relation to an employee who takes paid family and domestic violence leave.
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07 Dec 2020
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BURNEY, Linda, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to: provide for ten days paid domestic and family violence leave in a 12-month period; provide for employees to access paid domestic and family violence leave at their base pay rate for usual hours of work in the period the leave was taken; enable an employee and employer to agree additional paid or unpaid leave can be taken in addition to the 10 days paid domestic and family violence leave; clarify and expand the reasons for which a person can take paid domestic and family violence leave; and strengthen the privacy obligations placed on employers in relation to an employee who takes paid family and domestic violence leave.
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02 Sep 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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O'NEILL, Sen Deborah
- Summary
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Amends the:
Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulation 2014
to: enable the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman to appoint a mediation and franchising adviser to assist in resolving franchising disputes where mediation has failed, or where both parties agree to arbitration; and give the ombudsman the power to assist with multi-party mediation and arbitration in franchising disputes where multiple parties have identical issues that require resolution; Competition and Consumer Act 2010
to increase the civil penalties provisions for breaching the Franchising Code of Conduct; and Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Act 2015
to make consequential amendments.
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- Date
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16 Jun 2020
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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- Summary
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Amends the
Fair Work Act 2009
to enable the Fair Work Commission to deal with disputes between employers and employees regarding the eligibility of an employee to receive the JobKeeper payment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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